Assembly Bill A6576B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A6576 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9028
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§403 & 408, add §408-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A57, S6307

2017-A6576 - Summary

Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology and establishes such education programs.

2017-A6576 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6576
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, BLAKE, HARRIS
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and  referred  to
   the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
   domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education  for  persons
   engaged  in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styl-
   ing, esthetics and cosmetology
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 406 of the general business law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G.  EACH  APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE INDICATING
 COMPLETION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION.
   § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 408 of  the  general  business  law,  as
 amended  by  section  1  of part Y of chapter 60 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. Any license, which has not been suspended or revoked, may, upon the
 payment of the renewal fee, be renewed for additional  periods  of  four
 years from its application, without further examination, upon the filing
 of  an  application  for such renewal, on a form to be prescribed by the
 secretary, AND, FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY FILED A CERTIF-
 ICATE OF COMPLETION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  AWARENESS
 EDUCATION  ON  HIS  OR  HER  INITIAL  APPLICATION  OR AN APPLICATION FOR
 RENEWAL, A CERTIFICATE INDICATING COMPLETION OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  AND
 SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION.
   § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 408-b
 to read as follows:
   §  408-B. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION. 1.
 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  AND  SEXUAL  ASSAULT
 AWARENESS  EDUCATION  COURSES  ARE  MADE  AVAILABLE TO ALL LICENSEES AND
 APPLICANTS FOR A LICENSE OR RENEWAL PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  AND  THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A6576A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9028
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§403 & 408, add §408-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A57, S6307

2017-A6576A - Summary

Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology and establishes such education programs.

2017-A6576A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6576--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, BLAKE --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee  on  Economic Development -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Economic Development in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   domestic  violence  and sexual assault awareness education for persons
   engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair  styl-
   ing, esthetics and cosmetology
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 403 of the general  business  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  339 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The advisory committee shall advise the secretary  on  all  matters
 relating  to  this  article,  and on such other matters as the secretary
 shall request. In advising the secretary on matters  concerning  profes-
 sional education or curriculum, inclusive of the maintenance of cultural
 and  ethnic awareness within the prescribed curriculum in regard to hair
 types, including, but not limited to, curl pattern, hair  strand  thick-
 ness,  and  volume  of hair, the advisory committee shall, to the extent
 practicable, consult with the state education department.  THE  ADVISORY
 COMMITTEE IS DIRECTED, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE
 NEW  YORK  STATE  OFFICE  FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND AN
 ADVOCACY GROUP RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  HUMAN
 SERVICES,  WHICH  HAS THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE STATEWIDE AND WITH LOCAL
 COMMUNITIES ON PROGRAMMING AND  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  RELATED  TO  THE
 PREVENTION  AND  INTERVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NEW YORK STATE, TO
 DEVELOP, PROVIDE  FOR  AND  INTEGRATE  AWARENESS  TRAINING  ON  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  AND  SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SEEKING TO BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A6576B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9028
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§403 & 408, add §408-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A57, S6307

2017-A6576B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology and establishes such education programs.

2017-A6576B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6576--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, BLAKE --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee  on  Economic Development -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Economic Development in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the  Commit-
   tee  on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   domestic  violence  and sexual assault awareness education for persons
   engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair  styl-
   ing, esthetics and cosmetology
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 403 of the general  business  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  339 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. The advisory committee shall advise the secretary  on  all  matters
 relating  to  this  article,  and on such other matters as the secretary
 shall request. In advising the secretary on matters  concerning  profes-
 sional education or curriculum, inclusive of the maintenance of cultural
 and  ethnic awareness within the prescribed curriculum in regard to hair
 types, including, but not limited to, curl pattern, hair  strand  thick-
 ness,  and  volume  of hair, the advisory committee shall, to the extent
 practicable, consult with the state education department.  THE  ADVISORY
 COMMITTEE IS DIRECTED, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE
 NEW  YORK  STATE  OFFICE  FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND AN
 ADVOCACY GROUP RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  HUMAN
 SERVICES,  WHICH  HAS THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE STATEWIDE AND WITH LOCAL
 COMMUNITIES ON PROGRAMMING AND  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  RELATED  TO  THE
 PREVENTION  AND  INTERVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NEW YORK STATE, TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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